The publisher of Asterix complains that Gall appears at the request of Louis Aliot, the mayor of Perpignan.

“Asterix is ​​apolitical.” The publisher of The Adventures of Asterix complained that die-hard Gauls were included without permission in a greeting card from Perpignan mayor Louis Aliot for the National Rally. The latter made the amendments on Wednesday.

According to regional news site L’Agglorieuse, the dispute concerns the councilor’s wishes on social media on December 31. Louis Aliot used a drawing of about twenty characters from the village of Asterix.

Albert René publications indicated that they discovered it on Monday and “asked that this image be removed” because they were “not asked to use it in this way.” “Asterix is ​​apolitical and will never be associated with any party,” added the publisher, which is owned by the Hachette Livre group, a subsidiary of Vivendi.

“We will obviously comply.”

The mayor of Perpignan replied: “We will obviously comply.” “I’ve been doing this for five or six years and it’s never been a problem. I do this regularly, or for that matter, with Tintin, it depends. They remain icons to this day. But if they want me to film it, I will film it,” he added. However, the image in question was still online early Wednesday morning.

The Asterix comics, which continued after the deaths of their creators Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, continue to be a runaway success. The 40th album “L’Iris blanc” became the best-selling book in France in 2023, selling more than 1.5 million copies in just two months.